The only thing that stops the dust is the rain. It’s a sweet reprieve, but there is no middle ground. The land is either as dry as the Betty Ford clinic, or as wet as the ocean floor. Everything can be seen from the ridge overlooking Armadillo as John Marston gently bounces along atop...

DAILY MANIFESTO

What Are You Playing? November 17th, 2012

I'm trying, in haste, to finish a Hitman: Absolution review, wrap up Persona 4: Golden, write a few more review logs, and do my best to headshot a handful of friends in Halo 4 this weekend. All of that will of course mount before the launch of Nintendo's next-gen console.

I've been working on Persona 4: Golden for a few weeks now and I'm unsure if I'll actually finish the game, but I'm confident in the score I'm ready to hand out. What I'm not confident in? How well that massive day 1 patch will perform on the Wii U hardware people will be carrying home on Sunday.